

| by Simon de Burgh Codrington, Hugh Wood Inc. | |
| (This article originally appeared in the April 2003 edition of American Philatelist) | |
As the world's leading provider of stamp insurance, Hugh Wood, Inc. has paid its fair share of theft claims. But, although many people might believe that when the victim of a stamp theft submits his claim form and receives his insurance check that is the end of the matter, for us a theft claim never dies. Our investigators continue to work quietly with dealers and collectors in the expectation that the stolen items ultimately will resurface, and over the last few years we have had many successful recoveries of philatelic material... |
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